Mark (Brown Brogues)
SPB: Assuming that you're not playing a show, what is a typical Saturday night for Brown Brogues? What does it involve?
Mark: If we're flush with cash we would go out in Manchester and drink posh cocktails and prosecco. If not so flush we would drink cheap beers at each other houses then go to a gig.
So I guess what I’m saying is....typical Saturday night is getting drunk.
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